Reviewer:kels15
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May 3, 2014 Subject:
Native Cinema
This film is the earliest surviving film directed by a Native American. What is so dynamic about this film is the fact that it is from the Native perspective.
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The Indigenous individual was able to become the observer rather than the observed. The film is about a intercultural contact between the Indigenous woman and her White settler husband. At the time this type of film was less threatening and consciously tried to avoid the cliche Indian wagon train attacks. This film is transcends what is Native cinema because it is from a perspective not known to others WHO DONT UNDERSTAND IT. great film James Young Deer.
Reviewer:martin godinez
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January 7, 2009 Subject:
Red Indian's Ignorance
The Red Indian's anger to kill this settler illustrates in a sense why many people think indians are sometimes ignorant. Indians did not have the time
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to develop a philosophy about how to resolve problems in society. They only act without questioning things. Here, they only though the setller was the murder without doing a little investigation about it. Moreover, I think the film demostrates how sometimes indians commited many errors since they did not reason before doing things.
Reviewer:Verified1
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November 6, 2007 Subject:
Disturbing
I found this film disturbing on a few levels. The Indians are ultimately portrayed as cruel and unreasoning, even with the child. Perhaps because she is
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not "full-blooded"? The Anglo settler is portrayed as the victim. It's hard to say more without giving away the ending, but if this was made by Indians, I think there was quite a bit of self-loathing and stereotyping going on here. Worth watching if only to explore these attitudes.
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